Mannitic


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Man`nit´ic


a.1.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannitol.
Mannitic acid
(Chem.) a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannitol, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.